Nomole-Piro (Archaic form of Yine) | |
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Cujareño | |
Native to | Peru |
Ethnicity | Nomole |
Native speakers | 200 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cuj |
Glottolog | mash1270 |
ELP | Mashco Piro |
Nomole-Piro is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru. It is also called Cujareño. It is very similar to the Piro, with an estimated 60% inherent intelligibility.[1] Kaufman considered it a dialect of Piro; Aikhenvald suggests it may rather be a dialect of Iñapari.[2]
Language documentation is limited, since the Nomole are highly nomadic hunter-gatherers[1] who avoid contact with outsiders. The name Cujareño has been associated with the Panoan languages, though without much evidence.